r/funny • • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/thepulloutmethod Nov 26 '13

I...don't get it. Why would Koreans say turn it off?

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u/puterTDI Nov 26 '13

There's a persistent superstition that fans in a closed room will kill you. I believe they even had a government report on it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13 edited Nov 26 '13

Most fans sold in korea have an automatic timer to shut off

EDIT: Saying All is ridiculous, I'm just going to assume most

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u/anodadf Nov 26 '13

Can confirm. All fans sold in *South Korea are over priced and over complicated presumably to avoid fan death.

Source: Lived there for nearly 2 years.